Strawberry Shortcake With Warm Cinnamon Streusel B

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* Exported from MasterCook *

Strawberry Shortcake With Warm Cinnamon Streusel Biscuits

Recipe By :Abby Mandel
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts Fruit

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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=== BISCUITS ===
2 cups flour -- plus more
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons grated orange zest
5 tablespoons chilled butter -- cut in pieces
3/4 cup buttermilk -- shaken well
Nonstick cooking spray -- for greasing
=== STREUSEL ===
1/2 cup flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup room temperature butter -- cut in pieces
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Salt -- to taste
=== ASSEMBLY ===
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 pints hulled strawberries
3 tablespoons sugar - (to 6 tbspns)
8 strawberries with hulls -- for strawberry fans
1/2 cup chilled whipping cream
2 tablespoons sugar

For the Biscuits: Combine flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and zest in food processor.

Scatter butter over flour. Pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add buttermilk. Pulse

just until mixture clumps together; do not over-process.

Transfer dough to floured board, gather dough together with your hands and knead it,

folding and pressing it back on itself until it holds together and is smooth, about 15

seconds. Pat or roll dough until uniformly 3/4 inch thick. Use 2 1/4-inch cutter to make 8

rounds. Transfer to greased baking sheet in single layer with 1 inch spacing. (Can be made

ahead and refrigerated up to 8 hours.)

For the Streusel: Wipe out work bowl of food processor with paper towels. Combine flour,

sugar, butter, cinnamon and salt to taste in bowl. Pulse until crumbled. Set aside.

For Assembly: Slice hulled strawberries lengthwise and toss with sugar a few hours before

serving. Whisk egg with salt to form glaze. Brush glaze on top of biscuits. Top each with 1

tablespoon Streusel, spreading evenly. Bake at 400 degrees until lightly browned, about 15

to 18 minutes. (Can be baked several hours ahead and kept at room temperature. Reheat,

uncovered, in 300 degree oven 10 minutes or in microwave oven at 50% power 15 to 20

seconds.)

To serve, whip cream with sugar until soft peaks form. Carefully split warm biscuits. Place

bottom half in center of each of 8 dessert plates. Spoon some strawberries on and around

biscuit, dividing evenly. Top with Streusel half. Put 2 strawberry slices on top of each.

Garnish each plate with fanned strawberry. Top with dollop of soft whipped cream. Serve

immediately.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Each serving: 397 calories; 1,067 mg sodium; 65 mg cholesterol; 15 grams fat; 60 grams

carbohydrates; 6 grams protein; 0.74 gram fiber.

Source:
"The Los Angeles Times, 04-19-2000"
S(Formatted for MC5):
"11-08-2000 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.-net"

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 231 Calories; 1g Fat (4.7% calories from fat); 6g

Protein; 49g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 27mg Cholesterol; 483mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2

Grain(Starch)-; 0 Lean Meat; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 0 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates.

NOTES : Recipe by Abby Mandel, cookbook author, syndicated food columnist, and a James

Beard Foundation award winner

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